On November 12, 2019, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted trial on all challenged claims in an IPR filed by Unified against U.S. Patent 7,979,023 owned by Carucel Investments, an NPE. The ‘023 patent is related to in-vehicle cellular systems and has been asserted against numerous automotive companies such as Fiat Chrysler, General Motors, and Mercedes-Benz.

Unified is represented by Raghav Bijaj and David McCombs from Haynes and Boone as well as Roshan Mansinghani in this proceeding. View Carucel's district court litigation here. To read the decision and view the entire case proceeding, visit our Portal.